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Contents 1 Citation source 2 Need confirmation 2.1 Notable Alum 3 Urban Geography? 4 Recent Growth 5 Fair use rationale for Image:Georgia-State-Logo.svg 6 History of GSU 7 Merge here of Georgia State University Foundation

[edit] Citation source

Veritas Valet Et vincet as the school's motto took some research but it is easy enough found. The school also has a coat of arms that is just as obscure. I am searching for better sources but for now the GSU website itself vaguely refers to in pdf archives for student organizations. Angrynight 05:11, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Very cool- I couldn't find the school motto before. The campus PR or publications office might be willing to provide a copy of the coat of arms that can be scanned. If I have time in the next month or so I'll try to swing by there and see. Rjhatl 03:10, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Need confirmation

[edit] Notable Alum

• Lynn Westmoreland, Congressman, Georgia 8th District

Could not find any confirmation, and he is not listed in the Alumni directory. Samatva 21:58, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

He's not a graduate; his GA House bio[1] says he went 2 years there. AUTiger ʃ ^talk/_work 20:57, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Urban Geography?

GSU no longer has a geography program (I majored in geography there), so I don't see how it is revelant now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.209.183.182 (talk) 22:30, 2 January 2007 (UTC).

The Geography and Anthropology programs were split. Geography was paired with the Geology program and is now part of the Geosciences. So, there's still geography at GSU. Rjhatl (talk) 13:51, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Recent Growth

I think there should be something in the article about the Mainstreet Master Plan and the new additions coming soon. Its crazy how the school wen from no dorms ten years ago and one main building to the new commons and the sprall of buildings it has added. GSUdorf 05:05, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Georgia-State-Logo.svg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:46, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] History of GSU

I like a brief history being on this page. I'm not sure that splitting the history off to a separate page/article is necessary. That being said, if the history is quite extensive, then that might warrant a separate page. Regardless, I think this page should always have a brief history of the institution.

Carsonmc (talk) 16:02, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merge here of Georgia State University Foundation

• Propose merge here, on the basis that it is only a short article, currently tagged as having multiple issues, and the text would fit fine as a section in this article. Itsmejudith (talk) 19:48, 23 May 2009 (UTC)